Add Entry to All Program for Arduino IDE

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I would like the Arduino installer to make the proper entry for the Arduino
IDE under All Programs. Currently, you need to make a shortcut and stick it
on the desktop. Most programs put an Entry so you can launch it from "All
Programs"

Why?

It makes the IDE easier to launch, and makes it more compliant to how
Windows programs and installers currently are configured.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by cappy2...@gmail.com on 23 Mar 2010 at 4:43

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I have been thinking about this too. One big questions, that I think should be 
answered before implementation, is how it should be implemented.

Parts I'm thinking of, since there's not really an installer.
Should the user be asked to create the shortcut, or do we just create it?
How do we know if the user's been asked before, but maybe declined to create 
the 
shortcut? (If it exists, it's easy to know not to ask again, but if it's not 
there...)

My idea would be to ask the user with a prompt that asks "would you like to 
create a 
shortcut?", with two buttons "yes", "no" and a checkbox "do not ask again".
The question should be asked at startup of Arduino, when the checkbox isn't 
checked 
(stored in property).
A user should also be able to get the question again, for example through a 
button on 
the settings screen.

Any other ideas, anyone?

Original comment by qistoph on 23 Mar 2010 at 3:40

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I guess a proper installer will take care of this, see Issue 299

Original comment by heldersepu on 22 Apr 2011 at 6:57

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https://github.com/arduino/Arduino/issues/221#issuecomment-128312742

Original comment by federico...@gmail.com on 6 Aug 2015 at 9:58

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